Fountain shaving-brush



B. C. PALMER;

FOUNTAIN SHAVING BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.23, 1917.

1,359,733. I Patented N0v.23,192.

UNITED s'rArs PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN C. PALMER, OF:HONOLULU, TERRITORY,.OF.HAWAII, 'ASSIGNOR TO 1 EARNESTMARSHALL-OF HONOLULU, TERRITORY OFiI-IAWAII.

FOUNTAIN SHAVING-BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d N 23 1920 Application filed August 23, 1917. Serial No. 187,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Honolulu, in the District of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Shaving-Brushes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in shaving brushes and particularly-to fountain shaving brushes.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel and simple device of this character whereby a proper supply of liquid soap can be delivered to the bristles of the brush when desired.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which includes novel means for controlling the supply of liquid soap.

Another obiect is to provide a device of this character which includes novel means for holding the controlling valve in proper position for guidance to its seat.

Other objects and advantages will be ap-' 7 parent from the following description when read in connection with the drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevation of a brush made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view showing the uppe portion of the handle of the brush.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing 10 represents a hollow handle member which is adapted to contain a quantity of liquid soap. Both having axial openings and open and formed with external threads 11, the upper end for the application of a threaded cap 12, and the lower end for the application of a cap 13 which carries a bunch or tuft of bristles 14. Through the center of the cap 13 there is formed an opening 15, and passed through this opening and extending into the center of the bristles, is a feed tube 16 tapered at its lower end to an accompanying outlet 17 through which the liquid soap flows from the handle to the bristles. The upper portion of the tube is split or bisected by a the upper face of the lower end of the handle,

and thus are produced two inlet slots 18 and two legs 19 whose upper extremities are flared as shown and thus constitute a guide.

Extending axially through the handle is a stem 21, its upper end being threaded through the cap 12 and carrying a ring 22. Its lower portion is threaded into the upper portion of the feed tube, passes down between the guide legs 19 and through the split portion of the tube, and continues thence downward through the unbroken portion thereof, its lower end being tapered at 20 where it stands within the tapered outlet 17 of the tube and constitutes therewith a valve as will be understood;

The handle being full of liquid soap, and the user desiring to form a lather on the face for the purpose of shaving, the ring is grasped and the stem turned until the pointed end thereof is raised sufficiently to permit a quantity of the soap to flow through the slots 18, down the feed tube 16, and past the valve into the bristles. The brush is then placed in a basin of water, or held under the running faucet, for the purpose of wetting the bristles. Then, upon rubbing the bristles on the face, the soap will quickly be formed into a lather. It will be understood that when the proper amount of soap has been permitted to flow into the bristles, the stem is turned to cause the valve to cut off the supply of soap.

By unscrewing the upper cap 12, the same can be easily removed and anew supply of liquid soap poured into the hollow handle. Of course, it will be seen that the stem slips out with the cap 12 when said cap is removed, the point of said stem being guided by the legs 19 into the upper end of the feed tube 16 when the members are reassembled. Advancing the stem will now more or less close the bore of the tube 16 so as to regulate the flow of liquid therethrough, and to cut it off entirely the stem is screwed down until its tapered point 20 coacts with the tapered outlet 17, in which condition the brush may safely be laid away until it is needed again.

What is claimed is: I

In a fountain brush, the combination with a hollow handle, a cap on its upper end and having a threaded opening, and a cap on its lower end carrying the bristle tuft and also Q, r v 1,359,783?

having a central opening; of a feed tube passing through the opening in the lower cap, its lower end being tapered and standing within the bristles and its upper end being internally threaded and split into legs whose upper extremities are flared t0 constitute a guide, and a stem threaded through the opening in the upper cap and through the upper end of the feed tube and having its lower end tapered to coaet with the tapered 10 end of said tube.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of a witness.

BENJAMIN C. PALMER.

Witness:

WM. L. HOWE. 

